Green History: Reframing Our Past to Save the Planet

Autor/in	Jones, Andrea K.
Titel	Green History: Reframing Our Past to Save the Planet
Quelle	In: Journal of Museum Education, 41 (2016) 3, S.185-191 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jones, Andrea K.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8650
DOI	10.1080/10598650.2016.1193307
Schlagwörter	Museums; Conservation (Environment); Sustainability; United States History; Environmental Education; Teaching Methods; School Community Programs; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Nachhaltigkeit; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	History museums sometimes struggle to communicate history's relevance to visitors. By reframing historic interpretation through the lens of environmental sustainability and by developing issue-based exhibits to bridge past and present, Accokeek Foundation (which runs the National Colonial Farm) has made colonial history more meaningful to visitors. This article describes the development of its initiative, Green History, changes made to the general visitor experience, and the creation of a school program, Eco-Explorers: Colonial Time Warp, which has stimulated an increase of student visitation by 48% in two years. Both successes and challenges of making history relevant through the lens of environmental sustainability are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01